Archive for December, 2009


Registry Changes


Dear Computer Lady, I have a window that pops up occasionally that I do not understand. It says that it wants to change a registry and wants to know if this is okay. 1) What is a register 2) I always say no. Is this correct? Thank you, Duke

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Messages on Server in Thunderbird

Dear Computer Lady, Thanks so much for your service–it’s great! I loved finding how to keep messages on servers and took care of it on OE, but I have a road runner acct. set up in Mozilla Thunderbird, and can’t figure out how to change the settings for that one. Is it possible with Mozilla? [...]

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DVD Burning

Dear Computer Lady, I created a DVD of my wedding photos – spent days and days on this project, was so excited to get it all done. Once it was complete, I realized that the computer I created it on does not have a DVD burner (only a CD burner). I got frustrated and gave [...]

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Formatting Messages

Dear Computer Lady, When I am composing an email message in Windows Mail, I can’t change the font size or color. The bar across the top with those options is gone. Help, Jane

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Leave Messages On Server

Dear Computer Lady, I access email programs from more than 1 computer. Once they are accessed they are not accessible again from another computer Is there a way to leave e-mail on the server in Outlook Express to allow access for more than 1 computer. Read your newsletters all the time. Great Stuff. Thanks, Bob

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Printing To The Edges

Dear Computer Lady, I want to print 4×6 pictures from my computer, and when I do the picture comes out with some white from the sheet showing, I am not able to see why this happens. I know there is a selection to have a white border on the picture, but I do not select [...]

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Laptop Battery

Dear Computer Lady, I have a Toshiba laptop which I use as a desktop, so it is plugged in all of the time. I’ve read where you should remove your battery if you leave the laptop plugged in, however, when I remove the battery, the computer does not work. For the past few months, the [...]

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Group By Conversation

Hi Elizabeth, Thanks for your great information. I have a fairly new Vista and I love it. In Windows Mail, I cannot get the Sent folder to sort the way I would like.. Instead of keeping each message in order of date sent, it attaches a current message to one with the same subject, regardless [...]

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Move OE message

Dear Computer Lady, Is there a way to get an e-mail back that was deleted by mistake but is still in my deleted folder on my e-mail page? My e-mail is outlook express. Thanks for any help. Wes

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